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What to expect at this week’s fifth Kim-Xi summit
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What to expect at this week’s fifth Kim-Xi summit

Talks in Pyongyang come at a critical time for both sides, though concrete outcomes may be limited

What to expect at this week’s fifth Kim-Xi summit
Peter Ward
Peter Ward June 18, 2019
Kim Jong Un to host Xi Jinping for their first Pyongyang summit: experts react

Kim Jong Un to host Xi Jinping for their first Pyongyang summit: experts react

What's on the agenda for the fifth Kim-Xi summit, and how will denuclearization talks be affected?

Kim Jong Un to host Xi Jinping for their first Pyongyang summit: experts react
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 18, 2019
Why, in North Korea, even birth records can’t be taken at face value

Why, in North Korea, even birth records can’t be taken at face value

DPRK history is full of powerful men manipulating the past ⁠— researchers must tread carefully

Why, in North Korea, even birth records can’t be taken at face value
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy June 13, 2019
Kim Jong Un’s condolences tread fine line between personal respect and politics
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Kim Jong Un’s condolences tread fine line between personal respect and politics

The leader's tribute to the late Lee Hee-ho sees Pyongyang keep the door open for dialogue with Seoul

Kim Jong Un’s condolences tread fine line between personal respect and politics
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee June 13, 2019
DPRK TV rebroadcasts Singapore summit documentary on one-year anniversary

DPRK TV rebroadcasts Singapore summit documentary on one-year anniversary

Films of two meetings with Moon, Xi were not aired on their anniversaries, analysis shows

DPRK TV rebroadcasts Singapore summit documentary on one-year anniversary
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 13, 2019
One year since the Singapore summit: what’s changed, and what could happen next?

One year since the Singapore summit: what’s changed, and what could happen next?

Experts weigh in on the legacy of the historic June 12 meeting

One year since the Singapore summit: what’s changed, and what could happen next?
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 11, 2019
Peace in Korea? So last year
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Peace in Korea? So last year

2018’s diplomatic process has stalled, yet Trump and Moon are a duo in denial

Peace in Korea? So last year
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter June 11, 2019
North Korea to hold local elections on July 21, state media says

North Korea to hold local elections on July 21, state media says

DPRK citizens to elect members of provincial, city, and county people's assemblies

North Korea to hold local elections on July 21, state media says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 10, 2019
Why South Korean reports of purges in the North spread like wildfire

Why South Korean reports of purges in the North spread like wildfire

Reaction to rumors of palace intrigue was firmly divided along partisan lines

Why South Korean reports of purges in the North spread like wildfire
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek June 9, 2019
Kim Jong Un’s May appearances: few activities marked by missile launch guidance
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Kim Jong Un’s May appearances: few activities marked by missile launch guidance

Military issues were front-and-center in a notably quiet month

Kim Jong Un’s May appearances: few activities marked by missile launch guidance
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee June 9, 2019